North Carolina Central University research and development spending, FY2024
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North Carolina Central University in FY2024
$16.2 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #324 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 1.2%
- Rank change
- down 1
North Carolina Central University reported $16.2 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #324 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 1.2% on FY2023's $16.4 million; its national rank was down 1 place. Federal government is its largest funding source at 75.5% ($12.2 million), followed by state and local government at 12.1%. Its largest field of research is engineering, $10.9 million or 67.3% of the total.
Over time
Research spending, FY2010 to FY2024
Standard-form totals FY2010 onwards as revised by NCSES in the newest release; rank is within that series.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | $6.9 million | 344 |
| FY2011 | $9.5 million | 316 |
| FY2012 | $11.1 million | 302 |
| FY2013 | $9.0 million | 322 |
| FY2014 | $11.5 million | 297 |
| FY2015 | $12.4 million | 298 |
| FY2016 | $12.5 million | 304 |
| FY2017 | $14.1 million | 298 |
| FY2018 | $14.9 million | 294 |
| FY2019 | $16.2 million | 288 |
| FY2020 | $15.8 million | 290 |
| FY2021 | $14.1 million | 315 |
| FY2022 | $16.6 million | 311 |
| FY2023 | $16.4 million | 323 |
| FY2024 | $16.2 million | 324 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 5 NSF funding sources North Carolina Central University reported in FY2024, largest first. Shares are of its own FY2024 total, and the rank is national within that source.
| Source | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal government | $12.2 million | 75.5% | −5.7% | 288 |
| State and local government | $2.0 million | 12.1% | +15.8% | 250 |
| All other sources | $1.2 million | 7.5% | +15.8% | 173 |
| Business | $597 thousand | 3.7% | +15.7% | 277 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $208 thousand | 1.3% | +15.6% | 459 |
| All sources | $16.2 million | 100.0% | −1.2% | 324 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields North Carolina Central University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | $10.9 million | 67.3% | −0.8% | 192 |
| Physical sciences | $3.3 million | 20.5% | −4.1% | 211 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $877 thousand | 5.4% | −3.1% | 248 |
| Social sciences | $821 thousand | 5.1% | +4.3% | 259 |
| Computer and information sciences | $127 thousand | 0.8% | +16.5% | 403 |
| Life sciences | $120 thousand | 0.7% | +4.3% | 760 |
| Other sciences | $15 thousand | 0.1% | +15.4% | 273 |
| Psychology | $14 thousand | 0.1% | +16.7% | 503 |
Neighbours
Ranked around North Carolina Central University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above North Carolina Central University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 319 | Florida Institute of Technology | $17.8M |
| 320 | Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville | $17.7M |
| 321 | Idaho State University | $17.5M |
| 322 | Sam Houston State University | $16.7M |
| 323 | Alabama A&M University | $16.2M |
| 324 | North Carolina Central University | $16.2M |
| 325 | Missouri State University | $16.1M |
| 326 | Oklahoma State University, Center for Health Sciences | $16.1M |
| 327 | Xavier University of Louisiana | $16.0M |
| 328 | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso | $15.6M |
| 329 | Loyola Marymount University | $15.6M |
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Request a demoData: NSF HERD FY2024, built from NSF's published tables on September 8, 2026. Page updated September 13, 2026.
Data: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, National Science Foundation, Higher Education Research and Development Survey, FY2024.
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